Summary of Richard Rohr's Things Hidden

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#1 The Bible is a collection of books and letters that are all about astonishment. It is a revelation that invites us into a new experience, and human beings do not like to change.

#2 God was not a likeable or lovable character for most of human history. God was felt to be controllable through human sacrifice, which was practiced by all cultures. But with the advent of Jesus, God took the initiative to overcome our fear and need to manipulate God.

#3 The Bible is a text in travail, which means it does not give you the conclusions but rather creates a clear set of patterns and a tangent. It is only inner experience that can bring you closer to the truth.

#4 The Bible is a collection of books, and we must believe that the Spirit was guiding this listening and writing. We must trust that there is a development of crucial divine wisdom inside this anthology of books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822542624

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Insights on Richard Rohr's Things Hidden

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Bible is a collection of books and letters that are all about astonishment. It is a revelation that invites us into a new experience, and human beings do not like to change.

#2

God was not a likeable or lovable character for most of human history. God was felt to be controllable through human sacrifice, which was practiced by all cultures. But with the advent of Jesus, God took the initiative to overcome our fear and need to manipulate God.

#3

The Bible is a text in travail, which means it does not give you the conclusions but rather creates a clear set of patterns and a tangent. It is only inner experience that can bring you closer to the truth.

#4

The Bible is a collection of books, and we must believe that the Spirit was guiding this listening and writing. We must trust that there is a development of crucial divine wisdom inside this anthology of books.

#5

There are two alternating mediocrities in the interpretation of Scripture. The first is the hackneyed moralisms and pieties of those who have never studied the historical and anthropological setting in which it was first set. It’s sweet and nice, but it’s never going to transform history.

#6

The Bible moves from sacred place, sacred action, and mental belief systems to time itself as sacred time. It says that we will come to God through what is, which is what is happening right now.

#7

The Bible reveals God in the ordinary, and it is in the ordinary that we